146 results Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPS opinion on the proposal for a directive on consumer credits The European Data Protection Supervisor has handed down a positive opinion on the initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 2008/48 on credit agreements for consumers, taking into account the increasing digitalisation of this market. Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium? In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology. After the Uber case and the Airbnb case … the Star Taxi App case: focus on the question of the qualification as “Information Society Service” This blog analyses the Star Taxi App case law in the light of the Uber case law and the Airbnb case law. The three judgments have in common the question of the qualification of services as Information Society Services. Digital Law Up(to)date: Display of advertising messages in electronic inbox similar to real emails constitutes unsolicited communication On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the display in the electronic inbox of advertising messages in a form similar to real email constitutes an unsolicited communications. Digital Law Up(to)date: Launch of a public consultation to modernise the European liability rules In this blog, we briefly present an initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 85/374 on the liability for defective products and to adapt the liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence. The Current Status of the AI Act: Navigating the Future of AI Regulation in the EU We discuss the current status of the AI Act since the ban on unacceptable AI systems and the AI literacy obligation, and the challenges that are arising in light of the balance between the rapid advancement of technologies and the slow pace of regulation. WAMCA: massaschadeclaims in Nederland In deze Stibbe Legal Insights bespreken Branda Katan en Jeroen Kortmann massaschadeclaims, waarmee stichtingen namens een grote groep gedupeerde consumenten schadevergoeding kunnen eisen. Deleting WhatsApp chats during dawn raids may cost you dearly Companies should be aware that the Dutch competition authority (ACM) will not only examine electronic records and emails, but can also check WhatsApp messages during dawn raids. Floodgates open? ECJ allows cartel damage claim for remote economic loss A mantra of EU competition law is that "any person" can claim full compensation for all the loss caused to him or her through a competition law infringement. Stibbe wins case concerning Isla refinery air pollution on Curaçao Many residents of Curaçao suffer due to severe air pollution from the Isla oil refinery. With Stibbe’s help, a number of residents living under 'the smoke of Isla', alongside environmental organisations, have sued the state of Curacao for wrongful acts. No fine means no reason to appeal? Think again! Whistleblowers who have had their fine reduced to zero may still have an interest in challenging an antitrust decision. It's in the details: HSBC fine quashed for insufficient reasoning The General Court annulled the EUR 33.6 million fine imposed on banking group HSBC for its participation in the euro interest rates derivatives cartel. Court of Appeal applies competition notion of undertaking in civil damages claim The Court of Appeal of Arnhem – Leeuwarden recently applied the competition law notion of an 'undertaking' in a civil damages suit between TenneT and an entity belonging to the Alstom group of companies. Climate change and sustainability - Environmental considerations for a sustainable business model Climate change has become the most important sustainability issue of our time. Three major developments in the field of climate and sustainability inevitably affect the way businesses operate and how they move towards more sustainable business models. On the Board room agenda: ESG & sustainability risks and opportunities throughout the supply chain When handled properly, ESG and sustainability create opportunities for companies in the real estate sector to make their business model future proof and to benefit the bottom line. ESG has thus become an important driver for business considerations. EFTA Court offers guidance for assessing national limitation periods for follow-on damages claims On 17 September 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Court) ruled that national limitation periods should not make damages claims impossible or excessively difficult. The long and (un)winding road of ‘killer acquisition’ Illumina/Grail Crystal ball gazing into prospective innovation rat races when assessing vertical mergers may soon be all in a day’s work for the European Commission. Innovation was a recurring theme in the Commission’s handling of the Illumina/Grail deal. Belgian DPA’s 600.000 EUR fine record against Google for GDPR infringements In a decision dated 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA imposed a record administrative fine of 600.000 EUR against Google Belgium for non-compliance with the GDPR. Pagination Previous page Page 6 Current page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page
Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPS opinion on the proposal for a directive on consumer credits The European Data Protection Supervisor has handed down a positive opinion on the initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 2008/48 on credit agreements for consumers, taking into account the increasing digitalisation of this market.
Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium? In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology.
After the Uber case and the Airbnb case … the Star Taxi App case: focus on the question of the qualification as “Information Society Service” This blog analyses the Star Taxi App case law in the light of the Uber case law and the Airbnb case law. The three judgments have in common the question of the qualification of services as Information Society Services.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Display of advertising messages in electronic inbox similar to real emails constitutes unsolicited communication On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the display in the electronic inbox of advertising messages in a form similar to real email constitutes an unsolicited communications.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Launch of a public consultation to modernise the European liability rules In this blog, we briefly present an initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 85/374 on the liability for defective products and to adapt the liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence.
The Current Status of the AI Act: Navigating the Future of AI Regulation in the EU We discuss the current status of the AI Act since the ban on unacceptable AI systems and the AI literacy obligation, and the challenges that are arising in light of the balance between the rapid advancement of technologies and the slow pace of regulation.
WAMCA: massaschadeclaims in Nederland In deze Stibbe Legal Insights bespreken Branda Katan en Jeroen Kortmann massaschadeclaims, waarmee stichtingen namens een grote groep gedupeerde consumenten schadevergoeding kunnen eisen.
Deleting WhatsApp chats during dawn raids may cost you dearly Companies should be aware that the Dutch competition authority (ACM) will not only examine electronic records and emails, but can also check WhatsApp messages during dawn raids.
Floodgates open? ECJ allows cartel damage claim for remote economic loss A mantra of EU competition law is that "any person" can claim full compensation for all the loss caused to him or her through a competition law infringement.
Stibbe wins case concerning Isla refinery air pollution on Curaçao Many residents of Curaçao suffer due to severe air pollution from the Isla oil refinery. With Stibbe’s help, a number of residents living under 'the smoke of Isla', alongside environmental organisations, have sued the state of Curacao for wrongful acts.
No fine means no reason to appeal? Think again! Whistleblowers who have had their fine reduced to zero may still have an interest in challenging an antitrust decision.
It's in the details: HSBC fine quashed for insufficient reasoning The General Court annulled the EUR 33.6 million fine imposed on banking group HSBC for its participation in the euro interest rates derivatives cartel.
Court of Appeal applies competition notion of undertaking in civil damages claim The Court of Appeal of Arnhem – Leeuwarden recently applied the competition law notion of an 'undertaking' in a civil damages suit between TenneT and an entity belonging to the Alstom group of companies.
Climate change and sustainability - Environmental considerations for a sustainable business model Climate change has become the most important sustainability issue of our time. Three major developments in the field of climate and sustainability inevitably affect the way businesses operate and how they move towards more sustainable business models.
On the Board room agenda: ESG & sustainability risks and opportunities throughout the supply chain When handled properly, ESG and sustainability create opportunities for companies in the real estate sector to make their business model future proof and to benefit the bottom line. ESG has thus become an important driver for business considerations.
EFTA Court offers guidance for assessing national limitation periods for follow-on damages claims On 17 September 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Court) ruled that national limitation periods should not make damages claims impossible or excessively difficult.
The long and (un)winding road of ‘killer acquisition’ Illumina/Grail Crystal ball gazing into prospective innovation rat races when assessing vertical mergers may soon be all in a day’s work for the European Commission. Innovation was a recurring theme in the Commission’s handling of the Illumina/Grail deal.
Belgian DPA’s 600.000 EUR fine record against Google for GDPR infringements In a decision dated 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA imposed a record administrative fine of 600.000 EUR against Google Belgium for non-compliance with the GDPR.